Dennis Wideman was born March 20, 1983 in Kitchener, Ontario. The eighth round, 241st overall selection of the Buffalo Sabres in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, Wideman is a graduate of the OHL's Sudbury Wolves and London Knights.

An offensive defenseman, Wideman played five seasons in the OHL registering 271 points (96-175-271) while earning OHL First Team All-Star honours in 2004. Following an impressive junior career, Wideman was acquired by the St. Louis Blues in the summer of 2004 and went on to make his professional debut with the Blues AHL affiliate in Worcester later that fall.

In 2005-06 Wideman made his NHL debut with St. Louis while seeing limited action with the AHL's Peoria Rivermen. The following season Wideman would compete in 55 games with the Blues before the club opted to trade the defenceman to the Boston Bruins for Brad Boyes at the NHL trading deadline.

On June 22, 2010, Wideman was sent to the Florida Panthers as part of a package that saw the Bruins acquire Nathan Horton.

The defender would go on to play less than one full year with the Panthers, being dealt to the Washington Capitals at the NHL trade deadline in exchange for Jake Hauswirth and a third round draft pick. He would complete the year with Washington and appear in all 82 games the following season, recording 11 goals and 35 assists.

With free agency looming, the Capitals traded Wideman's rights to the Calgary Flames on June 27, 2012. He and the Flames would quickly come to terms on a lucrative five year deal.

Wideman would suit up in 46 games for Calgary during the lockout-shortened 2012-13 season, scoring six times and adding 16 assists. He would appear in just 46 games for the club the following year (2013-14), where he would record nearly identical offensive numbers.

In the 2014-15 season, Wideman would take a giant step forward with the Flames where he would play in 80 games scoring 15 goals and 56 points.

REGULAR SEASON

PLAYOFFS

Season

Club

League

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

+/-

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

1998-99

Elmira Sugar Kings

ON-Jr.B

47

18

30

48

142

1999-00

Sudbury Wolves

OHL

63

10

26

36

64

+17

12

1

2

3

22

2000-01

Sudbury Wolves

OHL

25

7

11

18

37

-3

2000-01

London Knights

OHL

24

8

8

16

38

-24

5

0

4

4

6

2001-02

London Knights

OHL

65

27

42

69

141

-7

12

4

9

13

26

2002-03

London Knights

OHL

55

20

27

47

83

+4

14

6

6

12

10

2003-04

London Knights

OHL

60

24

41

65

85

+51

15

7

10

17

17

2004-05

Worcester IceCats

AHL

79

13

30

43

65

-22

2005-06

St. Louis Blues

NHL

67

8

16

24

83

-31

2005-06

Peoria Rivermen

AHL

12

2

4

6

31

-1

2006-07

St. Louis Blues

NHL

55

5

17

22

44

-7

2006-07

Boston Bruins

NHL

20

1

2

3

27

-3

2007-08

Boston Bruins

NHL

81

13

23

36

70

+11

6

0

3

3

0

2008-09

Boston Bruins

NHL

79

13

37

50

34

+32

11

0

7

7

4

2009-10

Boston Bruins

NHL

76

6

24

30

34

-14

13

1

11

12

4

2010-11

Florida Panthers

NHL

61

9

24

33

33

-26

2010-11

Washington Capitals

NHL

14

1

6

7

6

+7

2011-12

Washington Capitals

NHL

82

11

35

46

46

-8

14

0

3

3

2

2012-13

Calgary Flames

NHL

46

6

16

22

12

-9

2013-14

Calgary Flames

NHL

46

4

17

21

18

-15

2014-15

Calgary Flames

NHL

80

15

41

56

34

+6

11

0

7

7

12

2015-16

Calgary Flames

NHL

51

2

17

19

30

-9

2016-17

Calgary Flames

NHL

57

5

13

18

32

-6

NHL Totals

815

99

288

387

503

55

1

31

32

22

OHL First All-Star Team (2004) Canadian Major Junior Second All-Star Team (2004)
Played in NHL All-Star Game (2012)